Only in minor league baseball will you find teams called the spicy meatballs, space potatoes and frozen pizzas — even if only for a few games.
Minor league “alternate identities” are back for another season, bringing with them splashes of color, humor and often outright absurdity.
The New York Mets‘ double-A affiliate, the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, became the latest team to join in on the action, unveiling their “Southern Tier Spicy Meatballs” alter ego. The Spicy Meatballs will replace the Rumble Ponies for a three-game series against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats in August.
Ayyy that’s one Spicy Meatball! 🍝@RumblePoniesBB have a new tasty alternate identity grounded in the Italian roots of a nearby neighborhood: https://t.co/Zw8MccksDM pic.twitter.com/sRwR7UxUNr
— Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) March 10, 2025
The distinctive identity pays homage to the…
